WISCASSET — Chewonki announced open enrollment for its upcoming Winter Vacation Camp with indoor and outdoor activities for kids and families.
Programs will be offered throughout the school winter vacation week, Feb. 20-24, on Chewonki’s 400-acre campus and inside its Center for Environmental Education.
“Events and activities are designed to be fun and educational and are geared for children in grades 1 through 8,” states a news release. “Activities will include a family fun day, a day of animal tracking, fleece hat and stocking making, wooden sled building and a live animal presentation.”
Following are options for the week:
— Winter Family Day: Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Snowshoeing, animal tracking, pizza making and “Birds of Prey” presentation. Learn about animals and winter adaptations while snowshoeing on Chewonki Neck. Bake a pizza lunch over a campfire. Spend the morning outdoors and the afternoon indoors. Open to all ages at parent discretion. Snowshoes are available in limited sizes. (This program is also open to any day camper in grades 1- 8 without an adult attending.) Call for details.
Cost: $35 per adult with one child and $10 per additional child ( maximum four children per adult); $37 for children attending without an adult.
— Winter Vacation Camp, grades 1- 5: Feb. 21- 24, 8: 30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Tuesday, “Outdoor Cooking and Farm Visit”; Wednesday, “Building and Creating with Natural Materials”; Thursday, “Winter Arts and Crafts” and Friday, “Animal Tracking.”
Cost: $37 per day or sign up for all four days and get a 10 percent discount. Participants may sign up for one or more days.
— Toboggan Building Workshop, grades 5-8: Feb. 21- 24, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.
Wooden toboggan building and sledding adventure with optional Thursday overnight in Chewonki’s wood-heated canvas wall tents.
Cost: $202, including Thursday overnight.
All programs are instructed by Chewonki’s experienced naturalists and teachers. Enrollment is limited and will be available on a firstcome, first- served basis. Chewonki will offer similar programs during spring vacation week in April.
To register, visit www.chewonki.org/camp/camp_ va cation.asp. For more information, email hlowe@chewonki.org or call 882-7323.
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